HE DIED WITH A FELAFEL IN HIS HAND is a darkly humorous search for love, meaning and bathroom solitude. Faithful to the cult novel by John Birmingham upon which it is based, the film follows Danny (Noah Taylor) through a ... more &raquoseries of shared housing experiences in a succession of cities on the east coast of Australia. Together these vignettes form a forceful, sometimes turbulent narrative that leaves the viewer entertained, exhausted and surprisingly reflective. Winner, New York Independent Film & Video Festival. Official Selection, Melbourne Film Festival. Australia, in English.&laquo less

Movie Reviews

A really really good view

Robert Whitaker Sirignano | Directly above the center of the earth | 03/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Based on the strange and very interesting book of "ugly roomers" (of the same name as the film), this doesn't have all the funny hell raising laughs brought by the book, but the tone and the flavor are there.

There's no other film like this, and it's hard to put forth reasons why it's so good. It often approaches humiliation, often angry, often stupid, often...stirred with a chainsaw...blended into an integrated whole.

An overlooked masterpiece. No other way to describe it. The paperback it was based on often fetches big bucks, and that's worth a reading or three."